Subject: [Masjid Tucson] Submission weekly reminder

In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Peace be upon you,

[Quran 3:159] ... Once you make a decision, carry out your plan, and trust in GOD. GOD loves those who trust in Him.*
[3:160] If GOD supports you, none can defeat you. And if He abandons you, who else can support you? In GOD the believers shall trust.
*3:159 The currency of the U.S.A. is the only currency that carries the phrase: "In God we trust." It is a fact that the American dollar has been the strongest currency in the world, and the standard by which all other currencies are measured.

	Happiness Now, and Forever
[Quran 22:15] If anyone thinks that GOD cannot support him in this life and in the Hereafter, let him turn completely to (his Creator in) heaven, and sever (his dependence on anyone else). He will then see that this plan eliminates anything that bothers him.


There is an Arabic term, Tawakkul, which some of us may have heard: Trusting in God. God teaches us that if we trust Him, then He is suffices us (Quran 65:3). Whenever something is disturbing us, no matter if it is related to our work, family or health, we can turn to God and pray to Him. And put our trust Him, surrendering the outcome to His will.

Trust means knowing that God will take care of us and show us what is best. Although letting go of the outcome can be tough, God, the Almighty, Most Merciful, always does what is best for our soul. There are many examples of God saving those who trust in Him, e.g., when Muhammad was trapped in a cave with his friend (Quran 9:40), and Moses and his people were trapped between the troops and the Red Sea (Quran 26:60-64). God always took care of them.

May God help us trust in Him completely.


References:
Complete Faith, Confidence And Total Trust In GOD, https://www.masjidtucson.org/publications/books/sp/2015/mar/page3.html
Quranic Verses on Trusting in God, https://www.masjidtucson.org/God/trust_God_verses.html

Peace.